14-72.9. Larceny of law enforcement equipment.
(a) Definitions. -
(1) "Law enforcement equipment" means any equipment owned or operated by a law enforcement agency and used by law enforcement agencies to conduct law enforcement operations, including firearms and any other type of weapon, ammunition, radios, computers, handcuffs and other restraints, phones, cell site simulators, light bars, and sirens.
(2) "Law enforcement vehicle" means any railroad car, motor vehicle, trailer, aircraft, boat, or other watercraft of any kind owned or operated by any law enforcement agency, the North Carolina National Guard, or any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States.
(b) Offense. - A person is guilty of a Class H felony if the person commits larceny of law enforcement equipment from a law enforcement vehicle and the person knows, or reasonably should know, that the vehicle was a law enforcement vehicle and that the property was law enforcement equipment.
(c) Additional Offense. - A person is guilty of a Class G felony if the person violated subsection (b) of this section and the law enforcement equipment is valued in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000). (2021-167, s. 2.)
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§ 14-71 - Receiving stolen goods; receiving or possessing goods represented as stolen.
§ 14-71.1 - Possessing stolen goods.
§ 14-71.2 - Receiving or transferring stolen vehicles.
§ 14-72 - Larceny of property; receiving stolen goods or possessing stolen goods.
§ 14-72.1 - Concealment of merchandise in mercantile establishments.
§ 14-72.2 - Unauthorized use of a motor-propelled conveyance.
§ 14-72.3 - Removal of shopping cart from shopping premises.
§ 14-72.5 - Larceny of motor fuel.
§ 14-72.7 - Chop shop activity.
§ 14-72.8 - Felony larceny of motor vehicle parts.
§ 14-72.9 - Larceny of law enforcement equipment.
§ 14-72.11 - Larceny from a merchant.
§ 14-73 - Jurisdiction of the superior courts in cases of larceny and receiving stolen goods.
§ 14-73.1 - Petty misdemeanors.
§ 14-74 - Larceny by servants and other employees.
§ 14-75 - Larceny of chose in action.
§ 14-75.1 - Larceny of secret technical processes.
§ 14-76 - Larceny, mutilation, or destruction of public records and papers.
§ 14-76.1 - Mutilation or defacement of records and papers in the North Carolina State Archives.
§ 14-77 - Larceny, concealment or destruction of wills.
§ 14-78 - Larceny of ungathered crops.
§ 14-79.1 - Larceny of pine needles or pine straw.
§ 14-79.2 - Waste kitchen grease; unlawful acts and penalties.
§ 14-81 - Larceny of horses, mules, swine, cattle, or dogs.
§ 14-82 - Taking horses, mules, or dogs for temporary purposes.
§ 14-83.1 - Fixtures subject to larceny.
§ 14-84 - Animals subject to larceny.
§ 14-85 - Pursuing or injuring livestock with intent to steal.
§ 14-86.1 - Seizure and forfeiture of conveyances used in committing larceny and similar crimes.
§ 14-86.2 - Larceny, destruction, defacement, or vandalism of portable toilets or pumper trucks.